Basketball Recap: Ottawa Wins Going Away Against Independence

Cyclones

Margin (Wins)

01/17/25 @ Paola	41
12/13/24 @ Chanute	40
01/24/25 vs Sabetha	25
01/25/25 @ Independence	25

You're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for Ottawa on Saturday. They blew past the Independence Bulldogs 59-34. The Cyclones have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won four games by 25 points or more this season.

The victory made it two in a row for Ottawa and bumps their season record up to 8-2. As for Independence, their loss dropped their record down to 3-6-2.

Ottawa and Independence could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Kansas Rankings. Ottawa will square off against Osage City at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday down 120 places (133 vs. 13). Similarly, Independence (ranked 225th) will meet Fort Scott (ranked 86th) on Friday.